Polygamous group claims millions in gold and silver bullion was stolen
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Polygamous group claims millions in gold and silver bullion was stolen
March 30th, 2009 @ 10:00pm
By John Hollenhorst
WEST JORDAN -- Accusations of gold and silver thefts are
swirling around a Utah polygamous clan. Rather than a
few gold coins, like those that turned up mysteriously a
few days ago in a St. George bank, this claim involves
gold and silver bullion worth millions of dollars. But
is it real, or simply a hoax?
We know one major theft of silver bars really did occur.
There's a related allegation of a much larger theft,
but detectives aren't sure whether to believe it, and
the lack of security seems incredible.
People involved in both situations are members of the
Davis County Co-op, the formal name of the Kingston
polygamist clan. What we don't know is whether the
gold and silver is somehow associated with the Kingston's
extensive business empire.
Last month, Patty Kingston reported the theft of gold
coins and gold bars worth $500,000 to $5 million dollars,
but she offered police no proof the gold bars ever
existed.
"Why would you put them in a box and put them in a
closet that numerous people have access to? And why
wouldn't you document that?" West Jordan police Lt.
Bob Shober asked.
Case closed. A hoax, maybe just an unverifiable
claim ... or is it? The day before the West Jordan
complaint, two young members of the Kingston clan were
nabbed by sheriff's deputies on the other side of the
Salt Lake Valley after a neighbor spotted them hauling
silver bullion out of their aunt's house in Millcreek.
"We believe in the area of about $70,000 worth of
silver bars," said Lt. Don Hutson, spokesman for the
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators say Scott and David Brown only got about
one-sixteenth of the silver in the Millcreek house. At
least $1 million worth was stored under a staircase.
(IMAGE OF SCOTT AND DAVID BROWN)
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"It appears these young men made several trips in and
out and got to the point where they were either tired
or didn't feel like their vehicle could carry any more
weight," Hutson said.
What connects the Millcreek theft to the alleged West
Jordan theft is that the two women involved are
sisters-in-law. Patty Kingston claimed the treasure of
gold and silver once was jointly held, and then divided
with her husband's sister five years ago.
"They split it up and he took half and she took half,"
Shober said.
A West Jordan detective pressed Patty Kingston for any
photos or documentation to prove her golden half of the
treasure ever existed. "She has not returned our phone
calls, and he (the detective) has left several
messages; and so he finally closed out the case because
of lack of cooperation from her part," Shober explained.
We spoke briefly with Patty Kingston; she wouldn't talk
about the missing gold or whether it's connected to the
Kingston group. At her sister-in-laws house in Millcreek,
the sheriff's office says the treasure in silver is now
being kept under much tighter security.
The two Brown brothers still have not been hit with
formal charges.
We learned about the West Jordan case because of calls
that came in after we broke a story about gold coins
last week. On Thursday, we told you about a mysterious
woman who exchanged 14 gold coins at a bank near
St. George. She got only $20 a coin, even though they're
worth about $900 apiece.
We were contacted by Patty Kingston's brother and a
private investigator they hired. They want to know if
the woman who dropped off the coins might be connected
to their missing treasure, which included some gold
coins.
(IMAGE OF GOLD AND SILVER BARS FLOW)
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Zions Bank has still been unable to identify the woman
and has not released surveillance video.
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